Tamankhola

तमानखोला
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Baglung/Rural Municipality: Tamankhola
75.53%
Literacy Rate

Tamankhola Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baglung District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 9,982, comprising 4,593 males (46.0%) and 5,389 females (54.0%), with a literacy rate of 75.53%. Spanning 178.02 square kilometers, Tamankhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 56 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Tamankhola has 23 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 21 are public. The breakdown includes 16 pre-schools, 23 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Dhan Gau Jyoti Secondary School, Shanti Secondary School, Jana Jagriti Secondary School Taman Khola Baglung, Buddha Basic School, and Saraswati Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 23
Private
2
Public
21

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD16
BasicGrades 1-823
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.53%
Male Literacy Rate82.19%
Female Literacy Rate69.99%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)9,982
Male Population4,593
Female Population5,389
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)85.23
Population in 201110,659
Population Growth Rate-0.63

Geographic Information

Area178.02 sq.km
Population Density56 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,611
Household Size3.82
Households in 20112,422

Sources

Center for Education and Human Resource Development. (2081 BS). IEMIS Report 2081. CEHRD.

Central Bureau of Statistics. (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021. CBS Nepal.

YIPL, MoFaLD, & OKN. (n.d.). Nepal local level map [Dataset]. GitHub. https://github.com/younginnovations/nepal-locallevel-map